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Assignment 1: A Case Study

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S: YMR stated that she had been living with her mother about one year, has is a newcomer. YMR lived with her maternal grandmother for many years back in her country. YMR stated that when she arrived to the U.S., she found out that her mother was pregnant, She shared that her mother did not want to tell her because she did not know how the client was going to react. YMR stated that she was happy because her mother had had four miscarries before. YMR explained that almost at the same time that she started living with her mother, the mother's partner and father of the child that her mother was going to have moved into her home. YMR stated that her mom used to work from 6am-12pm and the YMR spent a lot of time with her mother's partner. YMR stated that this man has …show more content…

The YMR shared that her mother was in jail for about 2 months, and YMR and her 7 month-old baby sister are with foster parents. YMR explained that her mother got out of jail a week ago, but the YMR has not seen her. YMR tried to talk to her mother, but she did not answer the phone, last Tuesday the client was able to talk to her mother and she told YMR that she (mother) was going to ask the judge to have only the custody of her baby sister and not YMR. YMR's mom explained her that is because YMR told the social worker that she has seen some missed phone calls in her mother's cell phone and the number seemed to be from her country), there was also a message with the words that the mother's partner usually uses. The YMR shared that her mother told her that she should not have told that to the social worker. The YMR also shared that she has had headaches for the last three days. YMR stated that she feels guilty. YMR stated that she cut her left arm on Tuesday, the cuts are small and form the word in Spanish "te odio" (translation: I hate you) and the capital "M", the client could not explain if that feeling of hate is to herself or somebody

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